Fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop

ABSTRACT

A fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop includes a main plate, two sub-plates and two cloth boxes. The main plate has a top Velcro, a bottom Velcro, a rod pivotally fixed at a center of a top surface, two passages formed along two lengths of a bottom surface respectively, and a sealing plate sealing each end of each passage. Each sealing plate has a lower portion cut with a fitting entrance. Each cloth box has a bottom Velcro to correspondingly fasten with the top Velcro of the main plate beside the rod. Each sub-plate has a bottom Velcro and two engaging feet to correspond to the passages of the main plate. So, plural moping cloths can be fastened with the main plate and the sub-plates.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop, particularly to one able to vary its moping width depending on a floor area to be mopped, not only used flexibly to save time and energy, but also advancing cleaning efficiency.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Commonly, a kind of conventional mop is provided with a circular or rectangular base having plural bundles of cotton strips fastened under it to carry out cleaning. As the conventional mop is too heavy to be swept to and fro on the floor, it cannot achieve a good efficiency, nearly replaced by flat mops often seen nowadays. Another kind of conventional flat mop has a rectangular plate pivotally fixed with an end of a rod on the surface, and with a piece of moping cloth attached on the bottom by means of Velcro band. When the moping cloth gets contaminated, it can be detached and cleaned up for further cleaning. Although the flat mop can be smoothly moved to clean up with a better efficiency, it has a disadvantage as the first conventional mop does, with an unvarying surface cleaned for each moping as the width of the plate is fixed unchangeably. If a broader floor is to be cleaned up, more times of moping on the floor and cleaning the moping cloth are necessary, bothering a user definitely. In order to meet various requirements of users, manufacturers have thus prepared different molds to make diverse sizes of the plate and the moping cloth, stepping up costs of manufacturing, delivering, storing and displaying to downgrade marketing competition.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of this invention is to offer a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop, with moping area variable to meet flexible requirements.

The primary object of the invention is that two sub-plates are movably combined with a main plate to move to and from at a same level, so as to fasten with one or more moping cloths for an enlarged moping area.

The secondary object of the invention is that two cloth boxes are fastened on the main plate at two sides of a rod respectively, so as to temporarily collect contaminated moping clothes for cleaning up later by a batch.

The main characteristics of the invention are a main plate, two cloth boxes and two sub-plates.

The main plate has a top surface and a bottom surface respectively attached with a top Velcro and a bottom Velcro. The main plate is also provided with a rod pivotally fixed at a center of the top surface, two passages formed along two lengths of the bottom surface respectively, and a sealing plate sealing each end of each passage. Cut in a lower portion of each sealing plate is a fitting entrance.

Each cloth box is provided with a bottom Velcro to correspondingly fasten with the top Velcro of the main plate beside the rod.

Each sub-plate is provided with a bottom Velcro, and two engaging feet for fitting with the passages. The bottoms of the sub-plate and the main plate are positioned at a same level so that one or more moping clothes may be fastened with both the main plate and the two sub-plates.

The sub-plate is also provided with a blocking plate, which is fixed at an inner end of each engaging foot and confined in the passage to make the engaging foot move smoothly in the passage. A projected plate is extended down in each passage near the sealing plate for stopping the blocking plate and enabling the engaging foot to move steadily.

In addition, each engaging foot has the inner end cut with a hole correspondingly engaged with a projection built on the blocking plate, so that the blocking plate may be fixed at the inner end of the engaging foot.

Each sub-plate is further provided with a pivotal base with a pivotal hole located at two outer sides respectively for pivotally combining with a fin plate. The fin plate is formed as a Z shape, provided with a top Velcro and a bottom Velcro. Bored through two sides of the fin plate is a pivotal through hole having two ends respectively corresponding to two pivotal holes of each pivotal base. The pivotal through hole is connected with the pivotal holes of the pivotal base by a pivot, so that the fin plate can be folded or unfolded for 180 degreed by means of the pivot. The bottoms of the main plate, the sub-plates and the fin plates are positioned at a same level to simultaneously fasten with plural moping cloths, with moping area further enlarged.

The fin plate can be pivotally folded upward for 180 degrees so that the Velcro on the surface of the fin plate may be fastened with that of the main plate. Then the bottom Velcro of the cloth box can be fastened with that of the fin plate.

Furthermore, plural extra plates that respectively have a top Velcro and a bottom Velcro are provided to make their top Velcros fastened with the bottoms of the fin plate, and their bottom Velcros of the extra plates may be fastened with plural moping clothes, further enlarging the moping area.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

This invention is better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the first preferred embodiment of a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop, showing two sub-plates being inserted in a main plate;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the first preferred embodiment of a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop, showing the two sub-plates being extended out of the main plate;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the second preferred embodiment of a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop, showing the sub-plates and two fin plates being straight extended outward;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the second preferred embodiment of a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop, showing the sub-plates and the two fin plates being folded up; and

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a third preferred embodiment of a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop, showing plural extra plates being fastened under the sub-plates, the fin plates and the main plate.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As shown in FIGS. 1˜3, a first preferred embodiment of a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop in the present invention includes a main plate 1, two cloth boxes 2 and two sub-plates 3.

The main plate 1 has a top surface and a bottom surface respectively attached with a top Velcro 15 and a bottom Velcro 16. The main plate 1 is also provided with a rod 17 pivotally fixed at a center of the top surface, two passages formed along two lengths of the bottom surface respectively, and a sealing plate 12 sealing each end of each passage 11. Cut in a lower portion of each sealing plate 12 is a fitting entrance 13.

Each cloth box 2 is provided with a bottom Velcro 21 attached on a bottom to correspondingly fasten with the top Velcro 15 of the main plate 1 beside the rod 17.

Each sub-plate 3 is provided with a bottom Velcro 31, and two engaging feet 32 inserted from the fitting entrances 13 to fit in the passages 11 of the main plate 1. The bottoms of the sub-plate 3 and the main plate 1 are positioned at a same level, able to fasten with one or more moping clothes 18.

With the engaging feet 32 fitted in the passages 11, the sub-plates 3 can move to and fro in the main plate 1. With the sub-plates 3 extending out, the bottom Velcro 31 of the sub-plates 3 and the bottom Velcro 16 of the main plate 1 can be fastened with one or more moping clothes 18 to enlarge moping area, advancing cleaning efficiency. And with the cloth boxes 2 on the main plate 1, contaminated moping clothes 18 can be temporarily collected in them and cleaned up later by a batch, saving time and energy.

Furthermore, the sub-plate 3 is also provided with a blocking plate 33, which is fixed at the inner end of each engaging foot 32 and confined in the passage 11 to make the engaging foot 32 move smoothly in the passage 11. A projected plate 14 is extended down in each passage 11 near the sealing plate 12 for stopping the blocking plate 33 and enabling the engaging foot 32 to move steadily.

In addition, each engaging foot 32 has the inner end cut with a hole 34 correspondingly engaged with a projection 35 built on the blocking plate 33, so that the blocking plate 33 is fixed at the inner end of the engaging foot 32.

FIG. 4 shows a second preferred embodiment of a fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop. What is different from the first embodiment is described below. Each sub-plate 3 is further provided with a pivotal base 36 with a pivotal hole 37 located at two outer sides respectively for pivotally combining with a fin plate 4. The fin plate 4 is formed as a Z shape, with a top surface and a bottom surface respectively attached with a top Velcro 43 and a bottom Velcro 44. Bored through two sides of the fin plate 4 is a pivotal through hole 41 having two ends respectively corresponding to two pivotal holes 37 of each pivotal base 36. The pivotal through hole 41 is connected with the pivotal holes 37 by a pivot 42, so that, as shown in FIG. 5, the fin plate 4 can be pivotally unfolded for 180 degrees to make the bottom Velcros 16, 31 and 44 of the main plate 1, the sub-plates 3 and the fin plates 4 positioned at a same level so that plural moping clothes 18 may be fastened with the main plate 1, the sub-plates 3 and the fin plates 4, with moping area further enlarged. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the fin plate 4 can be pivotally folded upward for 180 degrees to make the top Velcro 43 fastened with the top Velcro 15 of the main plate 1 after the engaging feet 32 of the sub-plate 3 are pushed back into the main plate 1. Then the bottom Velcro 21 of the cloth box 2 can be fastened with the bottom Velcro 44 of the fin plate 4.

Furthermore, a third preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, further adds plural extra plates 5 to the second embodiment, and the plural extra plates 5 respectively has a top Velcro 51 and a bottom Velcro 52 attached on the top surface and the bottom surface. With the top Velcros 51 of the extra plates 5 fastened with the bottoms of the fin plate 4, the sub-plates 3 and the main plate 1, and with the bottom Velcros 52 of the extra plates 5 fastened with moping clothes 18, a further enlarged moping area can be gained.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop, said fixing device comprising: a main plate having a top surface and a bottom surface respectively attached with a top Velcro and a bottom Velcro, said main plate also provided with a rod pivotally fixed at a center of a top surface and two passages formed along two lengths of a bottom surface respectively and a sealing plate sealing each end of each passage, each sealing plate having a lower portion cut with an fitting entrance; two cloth boxes respectively provided with a bottom Velcro attached on a bottom to correspondingly fasten with said top Velcro of said main plate beside said rod; and two sub-plates respectively provided with a bottom Velcro and two engaging feet to correspond to said passages of said main plate, bottoms of said sub-plates and said main plate positioned at a same level to simultaneously fasten with one or more moping cloth.
 2. The fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said engaging foot of each said sub-plate has an inner end fixed with a blocking plate confined in said passages of said main plate and a projected plate is extended down in each passage near said sealing plate for stopping said blocking plate and enabling said engaging foot to move steadily.
 3. The fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop as claimed in claim 1, wherein each engaging foot of said sub-plates has said inner end cut with a hole to correspondingly engage with a projection built on said blocking plate.
 4. A fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop, said fixing device comprising: a main plate having a top surface and a bottom surface respectively attached with a top Velcro and a bottom Velcro, said main plate also provided with a rod pivotally fixed at a center of a top surface and two passages formed along two lengths of a bottom surface respectively and a sealing plate sealing each end of each passage, each said sealing plate having a lower portion cut with an fitting entrance; two cloth boxes respectively provided with a bottom Velcro attached on a bottom to correspondingly fasten with said top Velcro of said main plate beside said rod and with a bottom Velcro of a fin plate; two sub-plates respectively provided with a bottom Velcro and two engaging feet to correspond to said passages of said main plate, bottoms of said sub-plates and said main plate positioned at a same level to simultaneously fasten with one or more moping cloth, a pivotal base located at two outer sides of each sub-plate respectively and provided with a pivotal hole; and two of said fin plates respectively having a top Velcro and a bottom Velcro and shaped as a Z, each said fin plate bored with a pivotal through hole to correspond to two said pivotal holes of said pivotal bases, a pivot employed to connect said pivotal through hole with said pivotal holes of said pivotal base so that said fin plate can be folded or unfolded, bottoms of said fin plates and said sub-plates and said main plate to be positioned at a same level to simultaneously fasten with plural moping cloths.
 5. The fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop as claimed in claim 4, wherein each said engaging foot of each said sub-plate has an inner end fixed with a blocking plate confined in said passages of said main plate and a projected plate is extended down in each passage near said sealing plate for stopping said blocking plate and enabling said engaging foot to move steadily.
 6. The fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop as claimed in claim 4, wherein each engaging foot of said sub-plates has said inner end cut with a hole to correspondingly engage with a projected rib built on said blocking plate.
 7. The fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop as claimed in claim 4, wherein said fin plate can be pivotally folded upward for 180 degrees to make its top Velcro fastened with said top Velcro of said main plate and its bottom Velcro fasten with said bottom Velcro of said cloth box.
 8. The fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop as claimed in claim 4, wherein said bottom Velcros of said fin plates, said sub-plates and said main plate are fastened with top Velcros of plural extra plates that have their bottom Velcros fastened with plural said moping clothes. 